Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest - Seattle (PDF Chapter)

This is the Seattle chapter from Lonely Planet’s Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest guidebook.

Welcome to a city that heralds innovation and nature; a city always marching toward the fu-ture. Birthplace of giants Amazon and Starbucks, it’s also a city of microbusinesses and bounda-ry-pushing grassroots movements (tasting rooms, indie bookstores, vegan ice cream).

• see, smell and taste your way through iconic Pike Place Market, from charismatic fish throwers to the sticky-sweet gum wall
• maps
• learn how legends were created, from Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Cobain, at the Museum of Pop Culture, and experiment with your own riffs in the Interactive Sound Lab
• transport
• go to the top of the Space Needle – just because it’s there
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Courses, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Around Seattle.